Question 1

Can RX 7900 XT 20GB run DeepSeek R1 Distill 14B?

Accepted Answer

Yes, RX 7900 XT 20GB can run DeepSeek R1 Distill 14B with a B grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 67.4 tok/s.

Question 2

How much VRAM does DeepSeek R1 Distill 14B need?

Accepted Answer

DeepSeek R1 Distill 14B (14B parameters) requires approximately 13.9 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

Question 3

What is the best quantization for DeepSeek R1 Distill 14B?

Accepted Answer

The recommended quantization for DeepSeek R1 Distill 14B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Agentic Coding	B	Runs well	56.2 tok/s	5010 ms	33K
Chat	C	Runs well	56.2 tok/s	1879 ms	12K
Coding	B	Runs well	67.4 tok/s	2870 ms	23K
RAG	B	Runs well	56.2 tok/s	6263 ms	33K
Reasoning	B	Runs well	56.2 tok/s	4071 ms	23K

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	5.5 GB	Low	D35
Q3_K_S	3	6.9 GB	Low	D36
NVFP4	4

Can RX 7900 XT 20GB run DeepSeek R1 Distill 14B?

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